Inside the NFL's Most Impressive Northern Stadium

[@mikehutton3187]

….and the whole project was paid off 20 years earlier than expected.

[@two3D]

I can see the stadium outside my apartment window. Always looks cool 💜💛

[@clintonreisig]

SKOL 💜💛💜

[@isaacs3822]

@@clintonreisigStole my line! SKOL!!

[@dbdouglas]

@@isaacs3822 Skol means drunk in purple talk.

[@rockhammer3297]

No public money should EVER be spent on sports venues.

[@jdbb3gotskills]

I didn’t realize how massive this stadium was until I walked inside. Mind was blown

[@shaneborntrager1801]

While kinda predatory to tax something people are addicted to for the funding, even as a rural resident of southern MN and a smoker, I was ok with paying it to get this done and keep our team, but why is the tax still there?! They've bragged about how it was paid off early, so why are we still paying, and where's that money going?! Im ok with paying for worthy projects, but you gotta tell the people what they're paying for... Feel more than a little scammed by the state of MN for continuing to collect these taxes long after the stadium was paid for

[@anafrinil6310]

The accountability of tax dollars in your state is atrocious. Walz oversees numerous projects that have been defrauded millions of dollars and does little to stop these on going scams while bragging how HE is feeding children.

[@user-otzlixr]

@@440tomcatlol, I would say Dayton was way more responsible for that, but waltz was little help.

[@RARufus]

It’s so interesting how all of the “temporary” taxes and programs somehow turn out to be permanent. The corruption of US and State governments know no bounds.

[@RonErickson-w6n]

@@anafrinil6310 Check out Carol Molnau (Pawlenty's Lt Gov) and the road to nowhere; Hwy 212. Guess who owned land the road was built on...........

[@BMJCARPENTRY]

Goes along with the 17 billion stolen from the taxpayers!!! NOT A SURPLUS, IT'S OVER-TAXATION!!

[@Daveyjdigital]

Minnesota stand up !

[@dimetime35c]

I think the start of the Domes demise was when Target Field opened and the twins left. There was always a trade off having a duel use stadium. Once the other half of the duel use left and it was souly being used as a football venue the flaws couldnt really be explained away. Then the final nail was when the roof collapsed and they saw TCF bank could handle a vikings game.

[@DiscGolf819]

The Twins had a bad deal with the dome, a lot of the money that was generated by concessions didn't go to the Twins. The Pohlads know one thing, how to make money. It was a very good business decision to get out of a bad dome deal and get public funding for their stadium first.

[@RonErickson-w6n]

@@DiscGolf819 I beg to differ and agree.. The deal was what Mike Lynn got out of the suite revenue. I'm familiar with the bean counters.

[@dbdouglas]

@@RonErickson-w6n Yes and now the bean-counters are the Wilf family, owners of the Vikings. All they care about is money. In fact, they were keeping "double books" while cheating one of their business partners. Facts.

[@RonErickson-w6n]

In the dome's heyday, it was doing 340 events per yr. In the 90's, it was the most profitable stadium in the US. It was just not logistically and design wise set up for where the 2000's food demands took us. I was very familiar with the dome for 20 years.

[@JoshFallen]

Been here a handful of times, its pretty awesome.

[@TheGupsterMan]

Another amazing part is the stadium is paid off already

[@kryptoniteweather]

Us Bank Stadium is one of the best!

[@MulletMan7-nw9kz]

It is beautiful 🤩

[@maross600]

its hard to believe its almost 10 years old. it looks amazing as it was when new. the same could never be said of the metrodome at anytime, especially 10 years after opening when it already seemed old.

[@BuschLatte]

Things like this remind me how time flies.

[@justamanevaluatingstuff2078]

They had to replace the siding panels within a year cause they were falling off due to bad construction.

[@dbdouglas]

And there's been reports of MOLD that formed behind the exterior panels. ISH, everyone breathing all the mold, with the glass ceiling preventing any toxic mold vapors from escaping. None for me, thanks!

[@Mav0585]

It's a beautiful stadium and the games are really fun to watch there. The bathrooms could have been a lot better though..

[@EvanVox]

I’ve worked here since 2016>>>>

[@ColdenHershey]

Thank you, I was there in 2017 with my son we had a great time. We still talk about it today.

[@01tls]

@@mikeflorence31 I don't thing Evan has much to do with ticket prices. But, yes, I agree, ticket prices are insane.

[@11679MRT]

As a Minnesotan I'll say this, the stadium is nice but the location stinks. Parking is a nightmare and tailgating is basically nonexistent.

[@dbdouglas]

It's all horse-shxt!!!

[@jasonklabunde6415]

And the owners of the Vikings got much richer because the teams worth skyrocketed from the new stadium. Just more corporate welfare.

[@j.b.e.5149]

A little misleading there voiceover guy. The last stadium in the same place hosted all the same events. This one is just much nicer.

[@dbdouglas]

Never getting a World Series in this "new" dome.

[@onomatopoeia162003]

Was just there when we just faced ARIZONA..

[@OZOO7]

I didn't know it had a rooftop bar. Where is it? How do I get to it?

[@dbdouglas]

The whole building is full of drunks. Ask one of them when you get there!

[@davedujour1]

Have a few million dollars.

[@dbdouglas]

@@TimAllen-fs2rg LOL

[@TheVikesfreak2]

Loan is payed off, 23 years early

[@Longdistance-b3m]

I ❤ the European accent!

[@chuckmuellerleile8729]

Was there for a Kenny Chesney concert a year or two after it opened.....terrible acoustics....barely could tell what song he was singing.....Hopefully it has gotten better

[@BretHazlett]

I look at the dollars spent and compare that to dollars sent overseas to enrich the good ol military industrial complex. We could have a stadium in every city.

[@oneninerniner3427]

Built on the backs of tobacco users as well. An additional Minnesota tobacco tax was added to go to building the stadium. A tax that non users don't pay. And the tax is still there. Yeah everybody knows tobacco use isn't good for you. But is that really fair? Furthermore i don't think its fair for the entire state of taxpayers to have to foot the bill either.

[@roberthannah7719]

Wilfs put up over $650 million. More than half. Plus, it added in the training facility and the renovation of the target center. The tax helped pay it off like 17 years early. The tobacco tax was on pre package smokes "big tobacco". Don't like it? Quit, vape, or roll your own.

[@shawnanderson6313]

Oh no ! Tobacco users were so effected! Yes the stadium host multiple events for state of Minnesota. Let me guess you live in Ely ?

[@rocketboostjump]

I live in MN Twin Cities. Never been inside but I see it almost everyday.

[@gregadams569]

Paid for how many years n advance? You failed to include how much revenue the stadium has generated. I would be willing to the the motels, bars and restaurants have done well in the downtown area.

[@wtfminny]

@@gregadams569yet, the downtown struggles. I love the stadium. However, let’s not pretend that poor political leadership hasn’t offset many of the potential benefits that the stadium could provide. It’s a gorgeous stadium and has hosted many huge events. But, the hotels and restaurants don’t benefit as greatly as they potentially could, in part, because of the rising crime, violence and progressive judicial system.

[@aenoyphothirath5438]

You like that!? Kirk asked bc he said he paid for 20% of that stadium

[@mikeingram8145]

It's funny you guys say a tax on cigarettes help pay for the stadium, but if you step outside to have a smoke, you get busted and they tell you to put it out right away

[@mountainmanwannabe9495]

And in another 15-20 years the taxpayers will be blackmailed into building another new stadium under the threat of moving the team elsewhere.

[@oldschool86chev]

They literally created so much revenue the state had paid it's portion off years early and saved millions in interest so...... your wrong

[@bradleymasson1777]

This is the third Viking stadium. When do they start asking for a fourth?

[@dbdouglas]

Hopefully soon. This one sux!! Been there.

[@danielglascoe7]

Sorry to disappoint but, the most impressive, the most rustic, the most ICONIC is very clearly Lambeau.

[@DiscGolf819]

Yeah they are saying this is the modern, cutting edge, enjoyable place to go for any type of event that is held there.

[@200cdl]

Nice reporting, to bad they got hoodwinked by the city they could of put it north of town on a vacant military grounds and could of had room for parking and tailgating. In a few more yrs it will be building land locked and nobody will be going to it.

[@Jim-t3l]

Any NFL Football stadium with a roof sucks.

[@dbdouglas]

100% correct!!!!

[@raymondhoagland4976]

SKOL, Make it happen !!!

[@CurtisDavis-ok1eq]

#SkolVikes!

[@dbdouglas]

Skol means "DRUNK". So that's why all the Viking fans say it, they're all drunken.

[@BasketHoop]

Bummer the disgusting Riverside crack stacks have to be so coise by.

[@SADFORIAN]

I understand it's inclusive.

[@PairyHeeen]

Irrigating the turf field eh? Doesn’t sound right to me.

[@daltonpottratz1375]

He said lush greenery surrounding the stadium

[@keithvruno1022]

​@@daltonpottratz1375 He said lush greenery surrounding the stadium... while showing shots specifically of the turf field. He didn't say anything factually wrong, but that terrible editing made me raise on eyebrow.

[@Longvillle]

The Narrator is a fan of inclusion

[@ricklayeux5688]

It's beautiful on the inside, kinda ugly from the outside.

[@dbdouglas]

Ugliest design in the world. Needs to be replace within 20 years!!

[@notorioussteve295]

Omg!! That’s soooo inclusive 🤡

[@millcity9711]

It's an eyesore.

[@thorkagemob1297]

It's beautiful

[@FTFC365]

As we all know, not everyone appreciates the finer things in life. It’s widely regarded as one of the most beautiful venues in sports.

[@lawrencewellington1959]

Ok Stevie Wonder

[@samright4661]

That’s one ugly stadium! Looks like a cracker box with glass

[@tylernoble8137]

It’s a good thing you hold the minority opinion

[@clintonreisig]

It was not built for you! 😅

[@JStorm13]

Better than that toilet to its far east

[@isaacs3822]

More like samWRONG4661 amirite?

[@shawnanderson6313]

Your right, looks like your mama with glasses!